Where does “shreddy” come from?
shreddy (English) comes from English shred, from Middle English shrede, from Old English sċrēad, from Proto-Germanic skraudō, from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
shreddy (English): Consisting of shreds
Definitions
- Consisting of shreds
Ancestry of “shreddy”, step by step
shreddy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shred | A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip; In... |
| 2 | Middle English | shrede | fragment, scrap; strip of cloth; strip cut off... |
| 3 | Old English | sċrēad | a piece cut off; a paring; shred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skraudō | cut, crack; piece, shred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skraudaną | to cut up, to shred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skrówdʰ-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skrew- | to cut; cutting tool |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |